<p>Film and television directors voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year labour contract with major Hollywood studios on Friday, averting a second work stoppage that would have added to upheaval caused by an ongoing writers' strike.</p>.<p>The Directors Guild of America (DGA) said 87 per cent of those voting supported the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a group that represents Walt Disney Co, Netflix Inc and other major studios.</p>.<p>The DGA represents 19,000 directors, assistant directors and others who work on film and TV productions.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/new-black-mirror-season-begins-by-tackling-actors-anxiety-about-ai-1228210.html" target="_blank">New 'Black Mirror' season begins by tackling actors' anxiety about AI</a></strong></p>.<p>The 41 per cent turnout level, with 6,728 members out of 16,321 eligible voters casting ballots, exceeding any prior DGA ratification vote, the union said on its website.</p>.<p>In the new labour pact, members secured base wage increases starting at 5 per cent the first year, an increase in residual payments from streaming, and a guarantee that generative artificial intelligence (AI) "cannot replace the duties performed by members."</p>.<p>AI also has emerged as a major concern of writers and actors, who see their jobs as especially vulnerable to the new technology.</p>.<p>The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since May 2, shutting down several TV and film projects such as a new season of <em>Stranger Things </em>and a <em>Game of Thrones</em> spinoff.</p>.<p>There are no new contract talks scheduled between the WGA and studios, whose dispute has largely centered on changes to show business brought about by the streaming boom.</p>.<p>During the last WGA strike in 2007 and 2008, a studio deal with the DGA prompted writers to head back to the bargaining table. Striking writers have insisted that the directors' latest deal will not influence their position this time.</p>.<p>Hollywood actors, meanwhile, are in the middle of their own labor talks with studios. Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union have given their negotiators the power to call a strike if they cannot agree on a new contract by June 30. </p>
<p>Film and television directors voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year labour contract with major Hollywood studios on Friday, averting a second work stoppage that would have added to upheaval caused by an ongoing writers' strike.</p>.<p>The Directors Guild of America (DGA) said 87 per cent of those voting supported the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a group that represents Walt Disney Co, Netflix Inc and other major studios.</p>.<p>The DGA represents 19,000 directors, assistant directors and others who work on film and TV productions.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/new-black-mirror-season-begins-by-tackling-actors-anxiety-about-ai-1228210.html" target="_blank">New 'Black Mirror' season begins by tackling actors' anxiety about AI</a></strong></p>.<p>The 41 per cent turnout level, with 6,728 members out of 16,321 eligible voters casting ballots, exceeding any prior DGA ratification vote, the union said on its website.</p>.<p>In the new labour pact, members secured base wage increases starting at 5 per cent the first year, an increase in residual payments from streaming, and a guarantee that generative artificial intelligence (AI) "cannot replace the duties performed by members."</p>.<p>AI also has emerged as a major concern of writers and actors, who see their jobs as especially vulnerable to the new technology.</p>.<p>The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since May 2, shutting down several TV and film projects such as a new season of <em>Stranger Things </em>and a <em>Game of Thrones</em> spinoff.</p>.<p>There are no new contract talks scheduled between the WGA and studios, whose dispute has largely centered on changes to show business brought about by the streaming boom.</p>.<p>During the last WGA strike in 2007 and 2008, a studio deal with the DGA prompted writers to head back to the bargaining table. Striking writers have insisted that the directors' latest deal will not influence their position this time.</p>.<p>Hollywood actors, meanwhile, are in the middle of their own labor talks with studios. Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union have given their negotiators the power to call a strike if they cannot agree on a new contract by June 30. </p>